An overview on the use of operations research in additive manufacturing

JM Framinan, P Perez-Gonzalez… - Annals of Operations …, 2023 - Springer
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a disruptive production technology that challenges many well-
established, conventional practices in Operations and Supply Chain Management …

Nesting and scheduling optimization of additive manufacturing systems: Mapping the territory

M Pinto, C Silva, M Thürer, S Moniz - Computers & Operations Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The application of Additive Manufacturing (AM) within industrial settings brings new
challenges to operational research. This paper provides in-depth analyses of nesting and …

A reinforcement learning iterated local search for makespan minimization in additive manufacturing machine scheduling problems

M Alicastro, D Ferone, P Festa, S Fugaro… - Computers & Operations …, 2021 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing–also known as 3D printing–is a manufacturing process that is
attracting more and more interest due to high production rates and reduced costs. This …

Multicriteria analysis in additive manufacturing: An ELECTRE-MOr based approach

P Drumond, MP Basílio, IPA Costa… - … based on big data II …, 2021 - ebooks.iospress.nl
Abstract 3D printing technologies define the essence of Additive Manufacturing and make
possible the agile production of customized parts from different materials, with lower unit …

Sustainable negotiation-based nesting and scheduling in additive manufacturing systems: A case study and multi-objective meta-heuristic algorithms

K Tafakkori, R Tavakkoli-Moghaddam… - Engineering Applications of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel integrated framework for nesting (ie, part orientation selection
and two-dimensional packing) and scheduling parts assigned to batches (or jobs) on …

Direct-ink-writing (DIW) 3D printing functional composite materials based on supra-molecular interaction

G Yang, Y Sun, M Li, K Ou, J Fang, Q Fu - Composites Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Direct ink writing (DIW) is the most versatile AM technique in terms of materials
development, it enables the creation of complex 3D shapes using any material by …

An integrated production and transportation scheduling problem with order acceptance and resource allocation decisions

S Aminzadegan, M Tamannaei, M Fazeli - Applied Soft Computing, 2021 - Elsevier
In the global market competition, coordinating decisions and integrating different aspects of
supply chains would help managers promote the overall performance of systems, and …

An iterated local search for customer order scheduling in additive manufacturing

B Zipfel, J Neufeld, U Buscher - International Journal of Production …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper studies the customer order scheduling problem in the context of additive
manufacturing. The study discusses an integrated problem involving the nesting of parts as …

[HTML][HTML] Reducing production losses in additive manufacturing using overall equipment effectiveness

S Basak, M Baumers, M Holweg, R Hague… - Additive Manufacturing, 2022 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) has widely demonstrated its ability to economically produce
parts at low volumes. Attention is now shifting to higher volume applications, such as mass …

A genetic algorithm for order acceptance and scheduling in additive manufacturing

MS Kapadia, R Uzsoy, B Starly… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
We consider the problem of order acceptance and scheduling faced by an additive
manufacturing facility consisting of multiple build chambers and postprocessing operations …